Cornwall Council said meetings were being set up in affected areas to provide residents with support and gather information.

Councillor Geoff Brown praised the strength and resilience of Cornish communities and said they were to be applauded for "coming together to defend their local areas".

"In Perranporth local residents and businesses worked together filling sandbags on the beach to provide what protection they could against the onslaught of the incoming tides and heavy rains," he said.